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Genetics

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Blue eyes
2.
having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).
a)
homozygous
b)
hetrozygous
c)
protein
d)
chromosome
3.
having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).
a)
protein
b)
homozygous
c)
heterozygous
d)
genotype
4.
G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
all of the choices result in yellow
5.
Which of the following genotypes would be considered heterozygous?
a)
BB
b)
gg
c)
Ff
d)
TT
6.
What is the percentage of offspring that have green pods?
a)
100%
b)
75%
c)
50%
d)
25%
7.
Which of the following genotypes is a purebred?
a)
Bb
b)
Gg
c)
bb
d)
Dd
8.
Which of the following terms refers to the different possibilities of a gene?
a)
chromosome
b)
DNA
c)
Punnett Squares
d)
allele
9.
If something is heterozygous, it is also...
a)
purebred
b)
hybrid
c)
dominant
d)
recessive
10.
Another word for homozygous is...
a)
purebred
b)
hybrid
c)
heterozygous
d)
dominant
11.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
12.
Dominant or recessive?
tt
a)
Dominant 
b)
Recessive
13.
allele that masks or dominates the other allele in the pair
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
14.
If two heterozygous tall plants are crossed, and tall is dominant. What would be your expected phenotypes?
a)
100% tall
b)
75% tall, 25%short
c)
50% tall, 50%short
d)
25% tall, 75% short
15.
If a purebred, normal feathered bird (FF) is crossed with a frizzy-feathered bird (ff) how many different phenotypes would you have? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
16.
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
a)
hidden allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
recessive allele
d)
present allele
17.

How many generations are in this pedigree?

a)

15

b)

10

c)

9

d)

4

18.

Sickle cell anemia is the recessive disease being studied here. Who has the disease?

a)

I-1 and II-2

b)

II-2 and II-4

c)

III-1, III-2, and III-3

19.

This is a recessive disease pedigree. What is the genotype of the female in generation II?

a)

Rr

b)

RR

c)

rr

d)

R?

20.

This is the recessive disease pedigree. What is the genotype of the oldest male in generation II? (oldest is on the left)

a)

Rr

b)

RR

c)

rr

d)

R?

21.

This is a recessive disease pedigree. What is the genotype of the male in generation I?

a)

Rr

b)

RR

c)

R?

d)

rr

22.
Huntington's Disease is a dominant trait.
What is the correct genotype for individual I-2?
a)
HH
b)
Hh
c)
hh
d)
H_
23.
What phase is  shown in the picture?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
anaphase 2
c)
metaphase 1
d)
telophase 1
24.
What phase is shown here?
a)
Prophase II
b)
Metaphase I
c)
Metaphase II
d)
Anaphase I
25.
Meiosis results in the production of
a)
2 diploid cells
b)
2 haploid cells
c)
4 haploid cells
d)
4 diploid cells
26.
The end of meiosis results in  ____ to each other.
a)
2 cells that are identical
b)
4 cells that are identical
c)
2 cells that are not identical
d)
4 cells that are not identical
27.

Which letter(s) in the diagram correspond to cells that are haploid?

a)

A only

b)

B only

c)

C only

d)

A and B

e)

C and B

28.

What is the gender of this person?

a)

Male

b)

Female

29.

Describe this karyotype.

a)

Male with no obvious disorder

b)

Female with no obvious disorder

c)

Female with disorder

d)

Male with disorder